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Recurrent connectivity shapes spatial coding in hippocampal CA3 subregions.

Eunji Kong1, Erfan Zabeh2, Zhenrui Liao1

  • 1Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

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Hippocampal circuits use opposing strategies for spatial coding. Recurrent connections in CA3 shape stable and dynamic neural representations crucial for navigation.

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CA3artificial neural networkcalcium imaginghippocampusmemoryplace cellrecurrent connectivityrepresentational geometry

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Systems Neuroscience

Background:

  • Neural representations of space in the hippocampus are vital for navigation.
  • The emergence of these representations from local circuit architecture is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how local circuit organization, specifically recurrence, shapes spatial representations along the hippocampal CA3 axis.
  • To determine the causal role of excitatory connectivity in spatial coding.

Main Methods:

  • Two-photon functional imaging in behaving mice.
  • Local disruption of glutamatergic synaptic transmission.
  • Artificial neural network modeling.

Main Results:

  • Opposing coding strategies were observed along the CA3 transverse axis: stable representations in proximal CA3 (low recurrence) and dynamic, context-specific activity in distal CA3 (high recurrence).
  • Disrupting glutamatergic transmission impaired context-specific spatial coding in distal CA3.
  • Recurrence level in neural network models determined the emergence of these distinct coding properties.

Conclusions:

  • Local circuit organization, particularly excitatory recurrent connectivity, is critical for generating complementary spatial representations in the hippocampus.
  • This study provides insights into the neural basis of spatial navigation and memory.